Where did you get this fiction from?All_That_Is_Man wrote:Women are not at all oppressed. This false belief is simply indoctrination and the misandric agenda. It was never truth.fightforlove wrote:I hear liberals whine persistently about how women are "oppressed" and not given "equal rights", that the Republican party wages a "war on women", et cetera, et cetera. What exactly are these people talking about?? Women make up 60% of college graduates, receive equal pay and all sorts of perks and even advantages over men in the workplace. They can serve in the military or go into any profession/vocation of their choosing. They can get married or just play the field, have a baby or have an abortion, divorce laws and paternity laws seem to be in their favor, and at least up until 30 years of age, the dating scene also tilts in their favor over men. So, how are these American gals so horribly oppressed?? How are men not oppressed?? Am I missing something here???
Until early 1920's what rights did women have?
I would agree that to some degree women can do many things, but the truth is, the majority of management is made up of White Males. This goes back to that thread about the US Economy being basically a Neo-Cast System. Where they allow a few people to succeed so you can't cry foul, but the real issue is. Women don't work dangerous jobs. Women tend to work fewer hours and finally we don't look at being a home maker as a real job with actual wages.
I don't like this all or nothing attitude that surrounds debates in America. For women to be oppressed in your eyes it would make extreme examples the norm. That's not true. Much as Tim Wise has said about Racism 2.0; Its much harder to see because its systemic. The unfair punishing of women for certain choices is systemic and could be viewed as oppression to many people.
Average Joe has done nothing to balance the debate and this is the result. Men don't know how to articulate themselves, which often happens on this forum. You can't be clumsy and engage with college educated feminist with your tavern/men's locker room based rantings.
As I have said before, there much BIGGER problems than Culture War nonsense that seems to catch everybody's attention. Hasn't it occurred to you this might be their intention?